floppier; floppiest
: tending to flop
especially
: being both soft and flexible
Examples of floppy in a Sentence
Adjective
my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears
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Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
Think fuzzy bunny costumes with long floppy ears, dramatic eyeshadow, tops made from repurposed straitjackets, and so on.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
In San Francisco, a stone’s throw from Silicon Valley, the city’s train system runs on floppies.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Adjective
The loose-fitting knit instantly elevates any poolside look, especially when paired with beach sandals and a big floppy hat.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
Think fuzzy bunny costumes with long floppy ears, dramatic eyeshadow, tops made from repurposed straitjackets, and so on.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
Sony was the last major manufacturer to cease production of 3.5″ floppies, and their production lines stopped running in 2011.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
In San Francisco, a stone’s throw from Silicon Valley, the city’s train system runs on floppies.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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